Introduction Ethics in business is an integral part for its success. It extends to include both the internal and the external relationships within an organization. In most cases, the internal relationships are key towards an increased productivity. The business environment determines the productivity of the employees. A positive environment means that the employees are safe in the workplace. Moreover, where the environment is free from injuries that can be defined as safe. Such an environment ensures the employees have a proper guide and alerts. They also have a protective gear to take care of potential injuries. Such protective gear includes aprons and helmet. Signs intended for safety include fire exit ways, the condition of the floor such …show more content…
The injuries are associated with the workplace. The injuries or illnesses can cause an employee to miss a work day. As a result, there are many days that are lost. Lost days of work translate to loss of billions of dollars annually. It is on this basis that workplace safety is founded. It is important to not only the employees but also the employers. In a move to increase the work place safety, laws have been put in place to protect the company employees from both unhealthy and unsafe working conditions. The laws are aimed at reduced accidents and associated injuries, diseases and death at the place of work. Any injury, disease or even death at the place of work should be …show more content…
In May 2014, V & R Electrical Ltd was involved in the case of unsafe working condition. It fell a victim when an employee was injured in the line of duty. The employee was removing an electric cable that had not been in use. The employee suffered burns in the process. He sustained both neck and face burns. The electrical equipment was energized and the function was performed live so as not to distract the power facility. The company was found guilty of being negligent, since it did not train the workers on the safe means of handling such equipment. There is a strong possibility such dangers, and unsafe working environment still exist in the company which is based in Portage la
Section 8 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act (2005) puts the onus on the employer to ensure systems of work that are planned, organised, performed, maintained and revised as appropriate so as to be, so far as is reasonably practicable, safe and without risk to health. Section 19 of the Act requires the employer to conduct a risk assessment of work activities and Schedule 3 of the Act provides the general principles of prevention to ensure the safety of employees in the workplace.
...lothing and equipments in the industry. These will greatly ensure the safety of the employees and hence minimize the injuries. Use of the administrative control and work practices will also lead to the production of quality products safe for consumption (OSHA Quick take, 2010).
safety is maintained in the workplace will not jeopardize the company’s bottom line because of how large their profit margins are. As a multinational corporation, fulfilling these duties will shine a positive light on their company’s reputation for reducing the amount of workplace injuries and deaths that occur and also delivering a wage that demonstrates human dignity to abolish exploitation.
In this assessment, I will be explaining and justifying the method used in my metalwork shop. I’ve divided the potential and more common hazard in four areas: Machinery, Manual handling, Electricity and the workshop are in general. Below each heading, my justification, according with local policies and legal requirements, is written and explained.
The goal to design a car that weighs 400kg, which is relatively light, will have a disadvantage during accidents with a regular car in that it will almost always experience the greater impact. In addition, due to the car’s limited weight and size, it is difficult to implement extensive safety systems, such as more airbags, automatic breaking, infrared night vision, emergency break assist … These safety issues triggered ethical questions that will be answered below.
A safe work environment plays an important role to avoid hazards for instance carcinogens hazard. Wood dusts are created when cut the pallets, drilling process, sanded, and machined. A safe work environment is able to overcome all the problem that caused by this wood dusts. A safe work environment will provide safety motivation and knowledge, safety awareness program, enforcement of safety rules and so on. For instance, using proper safety device, using proper work procedure and most important is all the employees must wearing required safety clotting and equipment. And also may use substitutes for hazardous
The hazards associated with shop areas require special safety considerations. The potential for personal injury is significant whether you work in a wood, metal, glass, vehicle repair, electrical, or other shop. There are many ways of getting injured in a shop. Some ways are by not using safety glasses or goggles. Both my uncle and my father were injured in a shop due to not using safety glasses. My father ended up in the going to an eye doctor because he was using a blowtorch and didn’t have safety glasses on and got a piece of metal in his eye. My uncle also did the same thing in the same way. My uncle also got a skid loader bucket dropped on his foot because he wasn’t being careful. Safety glasses should always be worn when out in a shop, even if you
Leadership is more effective if visible – board members can reinforce health and safety policy by being seen on the ‘shop floor', following all safety measures themselves and addressing any breaches immediately.
Workplace injuries are primarily responsible for a large number of workers being absent at work and disability. The occurrence of workplace injury varies from the occupation and the industry of the worker. There are many risk factors that are associated with workplace injuries such as age, experience, shift work, consumption of alcohol, fatigue etc. (Swaen et al. 2002).
When it comes to safety most people think they are safe, and they have a true understanding on how to work safe. Human nature prevents us from harming ourselves. Our instincts help protect us from harm. Yet everyday there are injuries and deaths across the world due to being unsafe. What causes people to work unsafe is one of the main challenges that face all Safety Managers across the world.
Health and Safety has a role in trying to minimise the large number of work related illnesses and injuries that occur. It is the government’s role to monitor this and try to minimise the number of illnesses, injuries and fatalities that occur in the Australian workforce. Legislations regarding this can be found in the Work Health and
Canadian health and safety legislation require companies and organizations to make a commitment towards occupational health and safety. Maintaining a safe workplace environment has numerous benefits. A safe work environment can boost employee morale, increase productivity and improve job satisfaction. For companies and organizations these benefits can lead to less turnover and increased employee retention. They can also reduce absenteeism while improving the culture and image of a company or organization. Most importantly, increased safety in the workplace can lead to fewer workplace injuries and causalities. Workplace health and safety issues are different today than there were at various points of time in Canadian history.
Ensuring the health and safety of employees is of primary importance to the Organization. Organization is committed to maintaining safe facilities, sponsoring appropriate training programs, and providing necessary safety equipment. In addition, Administration and staff shall cooperatively develop appropriate procedures and regulations for ensuring employees' health and safety, with special emphasis on the handling of potentially hazardous equipment or substances and for investigating and reporting any accidents and mishaps. All newly employed staff shall be required to comply with the physical examination. Every employee must provide annually, at a minimum, an updated health history of current health problems.
Accidents occur in the workplace but in secret. These most of the time lead to physical and mental injuries that might affect the worker way of living for the rest of their lives. It is estimated that more than 337 million workers get injured in their place of work or in the course of work every year leading to work-related diseases causing about 2.3 million deaths per year (United States Department of Labor, n.d.).
Employee rights are very important in the workplace (Rakoczy, C. n.d.). There are some laws to protect employee rights such as safe working environment, discrimination and overtime pay rate to ensure every employee treated fairly. All employees have the right to work in a safe and healthy workplace. In some industries, they use the high-voltage of electricity, extreme temperature, the high-speed and noisy machine in their workplace which can potentially threat to employee health and safety. A safety and healthy workplace must provide reasonable daily and weekly job schedule to the employees. Therefore, when the employee follows the job schedule, they can prevent to work overload because of a systematic system applied by the company.